Summer Institute 2025 Is Live!
Explore the latest research and leading methods for success.
Whether you’re new to your role, hoping to excel in a recent promotion, or interested in further exploring leadership within your school or department, our Summer Institute workshops are for you!
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- Secure your accommodations at the conference rate.
All of the workshops below are taking place the week of July 14, 2025 in Philadelphia, PA. Click into each workshop for more information about the program schedule, leaders, and more.
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Building a Culture of Giving and Getting Involved
Date(s): 1/23/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn how to shape your school community’s “culture of giving and engagement” to drive meaningful progress in your fundraising and volunteer efforts.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
Creating a Roadmap for Auxiliary Program Success
Date(s): 1/29/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Enhance and streamline your auxiliary programs to align with your school’s mission and boost auxiliary revenue streams.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
Strategic Planning: A Research-Based Approach
Date(s): 2/11/2025 — 2/13/2025 ● Status: Open
Strategic planning helps reset a school’s direction and brings about meaningful institutional growth. School leaders — and those who aspire to be — should understand the important elements required to create an effective strategic plan.
Explore ISM’s proven, research-based system for constructing a strategic plan and supporting a strategic financial plan that supports your school’s goals, with the flexibility to adapt to subsequent yearly changes. Discuss effective Board structure, explore your school’s marketplace stance, and learn how to quantify your school's perceived value. Feel confident that your strategic plan sets your school on the path to success.
$1,665.00
General & Silver
$1,500.00 Gold
$1,300.00 3+ Person
Data That Drives Decisions: Essentials for Admission and Enrollment Success
Date(s): 2/19/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Explore ways to track and analyze key admission funnel, enrollment, and re-enrollment data to support admission processes and enrollment planning.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
Strategic Communications: Understanding and Engaging Your School’s Constituents
Date(s): 2/25/2025 — 2/27/2025 ● Status: Open
Identify and understand your school’s key constituents, gather meaningful insights, and create tailored communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences.
$1,110.00
General & Silver
$990.00 Gold
$885.00 3+ Person
Student-Centered Scheduling Design
Date(s): 3/17/2025 — 3/21/2025 ● Status: Open
Examine the latest research in scheduling and classroom instruction to guarantee that your schedule maximizes student learning.
$2,960.00
General & Silver
$2,660.00 Gold
$2,360.00 3+ Person
From Enrollment to Engagement: Onboarding Your New Families
Date(s): 4/2/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Learn ways to foster connections and relationships between your school and new families to promote re-enrollment.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
The Essential Partnership Between the Admission and Business Offices
Date(s): 4/23/2025 ● Time: 3:00pm ET ● Status: Open
Discover ways the admission and business offices can collaborate strategically to secure a school’s long-term success and achieve its mission.
$161.00
General
$0.00 For all members
(Re)Build a Strong Advisory Program
Date(s): 4/28/2025 — 5/1/2025 ● Status: Open
Create and implement a thriving advisory program to support your middle and upper school students.
$2,220.00
General & Silver
$1,995.00 Gold
$1,776.00 3+ Person
Data-Driven Decisions: How to Collect and Analyze Admissions and Enrollment Data
Date(s): 5/1/2025 — 5/2/2025 ● Status: Open
Explore the strategic use of admission and enrollment data to refine processes, inform decision-making, and align strategies with your school’s mission. Learn to leverage data across inquiries, financial aid, and re-enrollment metrics.
$1,020.00
For all members & General
Early Bird
The New Admission Director
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/17/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Gain the skills, strategies, and best practices needed to excel as a new or aspiring admission and enrollment management director.
$3,495.00
General & Silver
$3,110.00 Gold
$3,110.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
The Assistant Headship: Leading from Outside the Circle
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/16/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Enhance your leadership skills and elevate your impact as you support your school head.
$2,495.00
General & Silver
$2,220.00 Gold
$2,220.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Balance Your Roles as Upper School Dean of Students
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Navigate your dynamic and expanding role as an upper school dean of students with confidence, always keeping students at the center of your decisions.
$4,495.00
General & Silver
$3,995.00 Gold
$3,995.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Leading the Effective Middle School
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Learn how to uphold your school’s mission and culture, engage faculty and staff, and enhance the student experience.
$4,495.00
General & Silver
$3,995.00 Gold
$3,995.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
The New Marketing Communications Director
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/16/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Discover how to excel as a marketing communications director, even if you just aspire to be one someday.
$2,995.00
General & Silver
$2,665.00 Gold
$2,665.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
The New Independent School Development Officer
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/17/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Learn strategies and tactics to excel as a new or aspiring development director.
$3,995.00
General & Silver
$3,550.00 Gold
$3,550.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Leading the Effective Lower School
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Transform your lower school into a thriving, student-focused learning community using proven, research-driven strategies.
$4,495.00
General & Silver
$3,995.00 Gold
$3,995.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
The Independent School Business Officer
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/16/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Excel as a strategic business thinker, whether you’re new to the profession, starting in independent schools for the first time, or a seasoned professional.
$2,495.00
General & Silver
$2,220.00 Gold
$2,220.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Leading the Effective Upper School
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Discover and refine your personal leadership style as you reflect on strategies for faculty evaluation, navigating change, fostering a healthy school culture, and designing a modern schedule.
$4,495.00
General & Silver
$3,995.00 Gold
$3,995.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Chairing Your Department: The First Five Years
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Strengthen your leadership skills, enhance your communication abilities, manage your team with confidence, and align your efforts with your school’s mission and long-term goals.
$4,495.00
General & Silver
$3,995.00 Gold
$3,995.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Mastering Your Role as Middle School Dean of Students
Date(s): 7/14/2025 — 7/17/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Explore how to support your school’s mission and culture, engage your faculty and staff, and enrich the student experience.
$3,495.00
General & Silver
$3,110.00 Gold
$3,110.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Evolve Your Support Program for Students With Learning Differences
Date(s): 7/16/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Discover how to enhance your school’s learning support program to better serve all students.
$2,495.00
General & Silver
$2,220.00 Gold
$2,220.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
Thriving in Headship for the New and Aspiring School Head
Date(s): 7/16/2025 — 7/18/2025 ● Location: Philadelphia, PA ● Status: Open
Discover how to manage the nuances and demands of school headship.
$2,495.00
General & Silver
$2,220.00 Gold
$2,220.00 3+ Person
Early Bird
14th Annual Advancement Academy
Date(s): 7/21/2025 — 1/24/2025 ● Location: Redondo Beach, CA ● Status: Open
The ISM Advancement Academy is a professional development opportunity like no other. Designed specifically for the needs of private school leaders, this week-long event is hands-on, practical, and collaborative. With guidance from experienced mentors, you'll leave the Advancement Academy with a network, plan, and tools to make an immediate difference at your school.
$4,340.00
General & Silver
$3,860.00 Gold
$3,860.00 3+ Person
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Develop new skills, gain confidence in your role, and lead with clarity. Be mentored by leaders who are experts in their field, many currently working in private schools today. Get hands-on experience, network with fellow school leaders, and walk away with an action plan you can use the minute you return to campus.